The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-02-02
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Sessions.

21sT DAY.-Mr. Ingalls, introduced bill
providing that when any person who shall
have been granted pension by special act
of Congress, beginning at the date fixed IN
the act or upon its passage. applies to the
Commissioners of Pensions for increase or
arrears of pension, it shall b, granted, II
upon examination of proof submitted
to the Pension Office it shall appear that the
disability or injury was incurred while in the
line of duty. -. There was a debate upon the
Interstate Commerce bill extending until
nearly midnight participated in by MeSsrS.
Hoar, Sherman, Edmunds, Aldrich, Conger,
Brown of Georgia. Allison, Morrill,, Wilson,
Platt, and ingalls,. Mr.. Frye then moved to
recommit the Conference report with In
structions to strike out several sections; mo-
tion lost by 36 nays to - yeas. The Confer
ence report was then adopted by 43 yeas to
Is nays, those voting in opposition being
Messrs. Aldrich, Blair, Brown, Cameron,
Chace, Cheney, Evarts, Hampton, Hoar,
Malone, Mitchell If Pennsylvania, Morrill,,
Payne, Platt and Williams.
22D DAY.-Mr. Hoar reported resolution
versary of the inauguration of the 'Consti-
tuition be celebrated in April, 1889, by an
address to be delivered before the Presi-
dent Of the United Stairs and the two
Houses of Congress by the Chief Justice
of the United States, to which the
representatives of foreign governments shall
be invited; and that the occasion be further
celebrated by suitable civic or military
observances, the details thereof to be
settled hereafter. Adopted. The PEN
sion ~, Approximation bill, appropr;attiing n
bill were passed, with, a few unimportant
amendments. :. .The bill to establish agri-
cultural experiment stations in connection
with agricultural colleges was taken up and
opposed by Mr.. Ingalls,.
23D DAY.-The Senate passed joint reco-
luton providing for the appointment of a
joint committed of five Senators and and eight
pediency of holding in 1892 an in
ternational exhibition of the industries
and productions of all countries. Passed. =.
Mr.. Gorman introduced resolution Of retail
iation upon ths Canadian authorities for
their indignities and annoyances to the fish,
ermen of the Unit ID States. Laid over q
day. The bill forfeiting the land grant Of
the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicks-
burg Railroad was passed.
9th DAY.-The Senate passed Mr.. Vests
bill authorizing the construction of bridge
over the Mississippi River at OF near st. Louis,
between the Eads Bridge and the mouth OF
the Miss uri River also bill appropriate
ing s}OO,000 to expedite the completion
of the Charleston jetties. Among
the bills favoIably reported were one
authorizing the President to protect and de-
fend the rights of American fishing vesse Is
and fishermen; one for the relief of depend
ent PARENTS of honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors and now disabled and dependent
upon their labor for support, and an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
appropriating $4,000 to take part in the In
ternational Exposition in South Australia,
June 80, 1887.
18th DAY.-The Chair pre5entel a Mes
sage from the President vetoing q bill grant
ing O pension to William Dickens. The
ground OF tho veto is that a pension had
been already, in December, lsSd, given to the
beneficiary through the Pension Ofiice....
Mr.. Cockrell preSente n petition, numer-
ously signed by merchants and manufa"tur:-
ers f st. Louis, for the repeal Of internal
revenue laws. Referred. Mr.. Malone,
from the Committee on Public Buildings, re-
ported bill for the completion Of the monu-
inent to Mary, the mother Of Washington.
Calendar. Mr.. Hoar called up the confer
ence report on the Electoral Count bill, and
it was agreed to without division. %. Secret
seSSion.